is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City. , the ward has an estimated

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of 716,413, with 379,199

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s and a

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of 12,048.65 persons per km². The total area is 59.46 km², the largest of the special wards. Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations and , where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found.

Districts and neighborhoods

;Former

Ōmori is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Dai Ichi Keihin. Ōmorikaigan, the eastern area of Ōmori, can be reached via the Keikyu line. Ōmori is one o ...

Ward * Chidori * Chūō * Den'enchōfu * Den'enchōfuhon-chō * Den'enchōfuminami * Higashimagome * Higashimine-chō * Higashiyukigaya * Ikegami * Ishikawamachi * Kamiikedai * Kitamagome * Kitamine-chō * Kitasenzoku * Kugahara * Minamikugahara * Minamimagome * Minamisenzoku * Minamiyukigaya * Nakaikegami * Nakamagome * Nishimagome * Nishimine-chō * Ōmorihigashi * Ōmorihonchō * Ōmorikita * Ōmoriminami * Ōmorinaka * Ōmorinishi * San'nō * Unoki * Yukigayaōtsuka-chō ;Former Kamata Ward * Haginaka * Haneda * Hanedaasahi-chō * Higashikamata * Higashikōjiya * Higashirokugō * Higashiyaguchi * Honhaneda * Kamata * Kamatahonchō * Kitakōjiya * Minamikamata * Minamirokugō * Nakarokugō * Nishikamata * Nishikōjiya * Nishirokugō * Shimomaruko * Shinkamata * Tamagawa * Yaguchia

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of

and Kamata. Haneda Airport, now the main domestic airport for the

Greater Tokyo Area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the ...

, was first established as Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture. In 1945, it became Haneda Army Air Base under the control of the

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. In the same year, the Occupation ordered the expansion of the airport, evicting people from the surroundings on 48 hours' notice. With the end of the occupation, the Americans returned part of the facility to Japanese control in 1952, completing the return in 1958. Haneda Airport in Ōta was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffic for the

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Politics and government

The city is run by a city assembly of 50 elected members. The current

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is Tadayoshi Matsubara. *

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Geography

The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa,

Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporat ...

and

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to the north, and

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to the east. Across the

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is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.

Landmarks

Ikegami Honmon-ji is a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, erected where Nichiren is said to have died. Also Nichiren's disciple Nikkō spent the rest of his life at this temple. The temple grounds also include Nichiren Shū's administrative headqu ...

, a Buddhist temple of the

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. * Ōmori Shell Mound site * Senzoku Pond, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet. The grave of

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is nearby. *

Tamagawadai Park is a public park located in Ota ward, Tokyo, Japan. It contains two ancient kofun burial mounds.Tamagawadai park
Retr ...

Tokyo Wild Bird Park is a park located in Ōta Ward, Tokyo. References Parks and gardens in Tokyo 1989 establishments in Japan Bird parks Urban public parks in Japan {{tokyo-geo-stub ...

Transportation

Air

* Haneda Airport

Rail

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Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Ōmori, Kamata Stations * Keikyū ** Main Line: Heiwajima, Ōmorimachi, Ume Yashiki, Keikyū-Kamata, Zoshiki, Rokugo-dote Stations ** Airport Line: Keikyū-Kamata, Kojiya, Otorii, Anamori Inari, Tenkubashi, Haneda Kuko Stations *

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** Tōkyū Tōyoko Line:

Den-en-chōfu is a residential neighborhood located in western Ōta in southern Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Tokyo. History Den-en-chōfu was built based on the " Garden City" idea originally developed by the Bri ...

, Tamagawa Stations **

Tōkyū Ikegami Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta. New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 20 ...

: ten stations **

Tōkyū Tamagawa Line The is a commuter railway line in Japan owned by private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs between Tamagawa and Kamata in southwest Tokyo, entirely within Ōta ward. The operator's name, Tōkyū, is included in the formal name of ...

: Tamagawa, Numabe, Unoki, Shimo-Maruko, Musashi-Nitta, Yaguchi no Watashi, Kamata Stations (entire line) **

Tōkyū Ōimachi Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It extends from in Shinagawa, Tokyo to in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Stations All-stations "Local" services are classified as blue and green. The latter ru ...

: Kita-Senzoku Station, Ookayama Station * Tokyo Monorail: Ryutsu Center, Showajima, Seibijo, Tenkubashi, Shin Seibijo, Haneda Kuko Dai 1 Biru, Haneda Kuko Dai 2 Biru Stations * Toei Asakusa Line: Magome, Nishi-Magome Stations

Highways

* Shuto Expressway **No. 1 Haneda Route (Edobashi JCT - Iriya) **B Bayshore Route (Namiki - Kawasaki-ukishima JCT) * National highways **

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** Route 15 ** Route 133 ** Route 357

Economy

The following companies have their headquarters in Ōta. * ANA Wings (subsidiary of

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, has its corporate head office on property of Haneda Airport) *

Alps Electric is a Japanese multinational corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, producing electronic devices, including switches, potentiometers, sensors, encoders and touchpads. The company was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co., Ltd. an ...

* CanonCorporate Profile
" '' Canon''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. *

Disco Corporation is a Japanese precision tools maker, especially for the Semiconductor device fabrication, semiconductor production industry. The company makes dicing saws and laser saws to cut semiconductor silicon wafers and other materials; grinding machine, ...

, manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment * Ebara *

Ikegami Tsushinki () is a Japanese manufacturer of professional and broadcast television equipment, especially professional video cameras, both for electronic news gathering and studio use. The company was founded in 1946. History Ikegami introduced the first ...

, manufacturer of broadcast equipment * Skymark Airlines, at Tokyo International Airport * Takasago International Corporation, a flavours and fragrances company * Toyoko Inn, in the Kamata district of Ōta

Former operations

Namco was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiun ...

, best known for video game franchises such as ''

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'', '' Galaxian'', and ''

Ace Combat is an arcade-style combat flight simulation video game franchise published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Debuting in 1995 with '' Air Combat'' for the PlayStation, the series includes eight mainline installments, multiple spi ...

'', were headquartered in Ota. The company moved its operations there in 1985, using the funds generated from the successful Family Computer port of '' Xevious'' to fund the construction of its office. The building was taken over by

Namco Bandai Games is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...

after it absorbed Namco in 2006, and later by an unrelated Namco company that focused on video arcades and theme parks. The newer Namco company moved out of the building in 2014 and it was demolished two years later. Prior to the merger with Japan Airlines, Japan Air System had its headquarters by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.COMPANY INFORMATION
" '' Japan Air System''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. In 2000

was headquartered by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta. In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the 5th floor of the by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta. The ANA subsidiary

Air Nippon Network , or A-net, was an airline based on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It operated feeder services for parent Air Nippon, itself a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was New Chitose Airport. ...

was also based at the airport. Before its dissolution, Galaxy Airlines was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.

Sega is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division ...

and its parent company

Sega Sammy Holdings (also known as the Sega Sammy Group and generally Sega Sammy, stylized as SᴇɢᴀSammy) is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Sega and Sammy Corporation in 2004. Both companies are involved in the amusement industry (Seg ...

, best known for its ''

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'' franchise, was originally headquartered in Ota. However, Sega Sammy Holdings announced in April 2017 that it would relocate its head office functions and domestic subsidiaries to

Shinagawa-ku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total a ...

by January 2018. This was to consolidate scattered head office functions including Sega Sammy Holdings, Sammy Corporation, Sega Holdings, Sega Games, Atlus, Sammy Network, and Dartslive. After the relocation to Shinagawa-ku was complete, Sega's previous headquarters in Ōta was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.

Gakken is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales is reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US). Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces other ...

was headquartered in Ota from 1962 until 2008 when they moved their headquarters to Shinagawa-ku.

Education

Colleges and universities

* Aeronautical Safety College *

Toho University is a university in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. History The two brothers Yutaka Nukada and Susumu Nukada founded the Imperial Women's Medical College in Ōmori is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by ra ...

Omori Campus *

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: the Ōokayama Campus straddles the boundary with Meguro

High schools

The following public high schools are located in Ōta, operated by the

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...

. *

Den Enchofu High School is a senior high school operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, located in Den Enchōfu Minami, Ōta, Tokyo.Kamata High School * Mihara High School * Omori High School * Ota Shingaku High School * Rokugoh Technical High School * Tsubasa High School * Yukigaya High School Private high schools include

Tokyo High School Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 ''Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō'') is an independent high school in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1872 in what is now Ueno district of Taitō under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in Ō ...

and Tokyo Jitsugyo High School.

Elementary and junior high schools

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Ōta Ward.

International schools

* - North Korean school Previously the Deutsche Schule Tokyo was in the ward. The school is now in

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Libraries

The city operates several libraries, including:Libraries
" ''City of Ota''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. *Ota Library (the main library) *Hamatake Library *Haneda Library *Ikegami Library *Kamata Library *Kamata Ekimae Library *Kugahara Library *Magome Library *Omori East Library *Omori South Library *Omori West Library *Rokugo Library *Senzokuike Library *Shimomaruko Library *Tamagawa Library

Sister cities

Ōta has a

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relationship with

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. The discovery of a shell mound in Ōmori, one of the forerunners of Ōta, by Edward S. Morse, director of the museum in Salem, occasioned the tie. Ōta has a friendship link with

Chaoyang District, Beijing Chaoyang District () is a core district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng and Haidian to the west, and ...

, China.

References

External links

Ōta City Official Website

Ōta City Tourism Website
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